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unproductive

/ˌʌn.pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
un-pro-duc-tive
IPA
/ˌʌn.pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not productive; useless; fruitless.

adj

No longer used to produce new words (see examples).

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Late Latin prōductīvusbor. English productive English unproductive From un- + productive.

Inflected Forms

more unproductive (comparative) most unproductive (superlative)

Derived Forms

unproductively unproductiveness unproductivity

Phrases

unproductive time

Synonyms

nonproductive unyieldly lean

Rhymes With

productive non-productive destructive reproductive constructive seductive conductive instructive obstructive inductive reconstructive superconductive

Questions

How do you pronounce unproductive?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌn.pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/.
What does unproductive mean?
Not productive; useless; fruitless.
Where does unproductive come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Late Latin prōductīvusbor. English productive English unproductive From un- + productive.

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